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Two Grand Army of the Republic printed handkerchiefs

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Two Grand Army of the Republic printed handkerchiefs

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Two Grand Army of the Republic printed handkerchiefs and a parade Flaglate 19th/early 20th centuryThe first, a printed silk hankerchief with a 39-Star American Flag inscribed, "The Old Flag and Protection" with portrait medallions of Benjamin Harrison & Levi P. Morton and G.A.R. badge, the second, a silk handkerchief with 38-Star American Flag in the "Great Star" pattern inscribed, "Thirty-First Encampment/ G.A.R./ 1897/ Buffalo, N.Y.," and a printed 44-Star parade Flag having a G.A.R. badge printed on canton, all framed.19 1/2 in. x 19 in. (Old Flag and Protection, sight)PROVENANCE:Collection of Stanley B. Smullen III.

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Two Grand Army of the Republic printed handkerchiefs

Name: Two Grand Army of the Republic printed handkerchiefs
SKU: 92093257
Price: 425 USD
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